Everyone who shelled out big bucks for Neil Young's high-resolution Pono audio player appears to have a new Toblerone-shaped paper weight.

Cuba Gooding, Sr., the lead singer of the group The Main Ingredient, was found dead in his car in Woodland Hills, CA on Thursday (April 20). He was 72.

Suggs from Madness, Mike Rutherford of Mike & The Mechanics and Genesis and Gil Matthews from Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs share their stories at iHeartRadio Music News powered by Noise11.com this week.

Roger Waters' name is regularly in the news for his various projects so it's hard to believe that he hasn't released a new solo album in a quarter-century, but it's the truth. Waters' last studio set was 1992's Amused to Death.

Major new titles coming this week from: Incubus, Vampire, Brad Paisley, Sheryl Crow, AllDay, Barry Manilow, Xavier Rudd (Live), Texas, Wilkinson and San Cisco.

Rapper Drake has stepped up the security presence around his California mansion after an overzealous female fan managed to break in earlier this month (Apr17).

Katy Perry has reportedly angered some of her Indian fans by uploading an image of the Hindu goddess Kali with a "disrespectful" caption.

Paramore singer Hayley Williams considered quitting music because of the band's troubles.

One has been a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for sixteen years, the other was just inducted earlier this month. Together, they make up a double bill that should be one of the highlights of the summer.

Get ready for a LOT of Exodus from Bob Marley and the Wailers.

Once upon a time, in the late-60's, former Buffalo Springfield member Stephen Stills became romantically involved for a couple of years with folk singer Judy Collins. The breakup of that romance was the basis for the now classic Crosby, Stills and Nash song Suite: Judy Blue Eyes.

Patti Smith’s touring days are coming to an end. Australia has just witnessed the last time Patti will perform in the country.

Late Show host Stephen Colbert has farewelled alleged sexual predator Bill O’Reilly.

Madness have just finished touring Australia and Suggs has stayed behind to perform his solo spoken word ‘Suggs My Life Story In Words and Music’.

The original line-up of Skunkhour will reform for one Sydney show in May.

Birds Of Tokyo have added some shows in Queensland while they are around the area for the Pineapple Music Festival.

The planned release of unreleased Prince music this Friday (21 April) has been halted by the courts.

Melbourne’s Amphlett Lane, named after Divinyls singer Chrissy Amphlett, will soon have a podcast and walking tour after funding approval by the Victorian Government.

This week it was announced that an EP of previously unreleased music by Prince would be put out on Friday (April 20) to mark the one-year anniversary of his passing.

Australia’s former Deputy Prime Minister, the member for Grayndler, Anthony Albanese, has written a piece in The Herald Sun about Record Store Day.

The regularly criticised but always big selling Nickelback are about to unleash their ninth studio album on the world, Feed the Machine, which is due on June 16 via BMG.

Country icon Bill Anderson received a disturbing phone call this morning. It was his son telling him that a friend had called to offer his condolences over his father's death.

Diesel has added more shows to his forthcoming Americana tour.

Fifty years ago today, Engelbert Humperdinck had just finished up a six-week run at the top of the British Singles chart with the song Release Me.

A lawyer for Prince's doctor has denied reports suggesting the medic prescribed powerful painkillers for the tragic superstar under a false identity.

At The Drive-In will return to Australia in September for dates in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney.

Melbourne’s King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard had a stop-over for Conan O’Brien this week.

The Dillinger Escape Plan’s next round of Australian dates will be their last ever.

Australia’s Sheppard will open for Little Mix across the UK on their upcoming tour.

MusicSA has created a new scholarship to assist female South Australian music professionals.